2x4 operation
Great answers already. I raise my flue pan level to 3 inches from my operating height of 1 1/2”. I leave the flue to syrup pan open. Also, after the fire is nearly our and fanoff, I open the door a1/2 inch and leave it open. That prevents the door insulation from sticking to the door the next morning.
2010 buckets 12 taps
Retired as Bovine veterinarian
Doing maple for the grandson?
Few more each year
2015- SL 2x4 hybrid 100 taps
2019- homemade RO- 150 taps
2020- 190 taps all 3/16 gravity
2021-210 taps understanding wife
2022-12x12 sugarhouse-SL raised flue pans, 250 taps-enough!